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William Shakespeare
by Victor Hugo
Copyright© 2025 by Victor Hugo
Biography Story: A philosophical exploration of Shakespeare's genius and the nature of art, written during Hugo's exile.
Tags: Spiritual
THE GLORIFICATION OF HER POET.
I TELL ENGLAND THE TRUTH; BUT, AS A LAND ILLUSTRIOUS
AND FREE, I ADMIRE HER, AND AS AN ASYLUM.
I LOVE HER.
VICTOR HUGO.
Hauteville House, 1864.
Preface
BOOK I. HIS LIFE.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 BOOK II. MEN OF GENIUS.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 BOOK III. ART AND SCIENCE.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 BOOK IV. THE ANCIENT SHAKESPEARE
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 BOOK V. THE SOULS.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 BOOK VI. SHAKESPEARE.—HIS GENIUS.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 BOOK VII. SHAKESPEARE.—HIS WORK.—THE CULMINATING POINTS.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 BOOK VIII. ZOILUS AS ETERNAL AS HOMER.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 BOOK IX. CRITICISM.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 BOOK X. THE MINDS AND THE MASSES.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 BOOK XI. THE BEAUTIFUL THE SERVANT OF THE TRUE.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 BOOK XII. CONCLUSION. AFTER DEATH.—SHAKESPEARE.—ENGLAND.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 BOOK XIII. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
Chapter 1 BOOK XIV. TRUE HISTORY.—EVERY ONE PUT IN HIS RIGHT PLACE.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 The source of this story is StoryRoom
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